teacher openings in clark county schools. the district says the governors move will bring in at least 30 new teachers next week alone... with this move teachers with licenses in other states who were turned away before for not being licensed in nevada will now be able to teach full time. they will have a one year period to fulfill their licensing requirements from the time they're hired... before these teachers were turned away or forced into a waiting period while they met nevada's requirements for licensing. some would work as subsitute teachers during this period, they will now be able to work full time... the school district says while this will allow teachers without nevada licenses into classrooms, it will not affect the quality of the teachers clark county will be taking. "were completely supportive of any kind of measure that helps us find more qualified teachers and hire them... but we are not interested in the least in any thing that reduces the quality of the teacher that we hire. "

game changer for the district...theyre hoping this along with the recent agreement about teacher contracts will help fill the teachers gap... still not everyone's so sure the emergency measure will fix the teacher shortage... ill have some of those concerns for you at 5:30 ... last year clark county turned away 400 otherwise qualified teachers super bowl 50 is this sunday. that means lots of parties, good food and of course sports betting - here in las vegas. fox5's abby theodros is live on the strip. abby, the big game brings big bets. sports books have been packed since this morning with football fans from all over the country and they're all looking to get in

while some may opt for a more simple super bowl 50 experience this weekend - nats thousands are banking on las vegas to make their celebration one to remember. 9-12 eric beringer, south florida: i just flew in from south florida im meeting all my friends here the lvcva predicts that nearly 300 thousand visitors will be in town for the big game and will likely spend $124 million dollars on food, entertainment and of course betting. ??nats?? over at the newly rennovated race and sports book at the cosmopolitan - crowds were already in the superbowl spirit. sports operations vp mark goldman says you can watch the game on definition tvs or play bar games during during commercial breaks. opened on time for the 43-52 mark goldman: were expecting huge crowds here at the cosmo here in the race and sports book as well as the private party up stairs. we'll have thousands of people. its the broncos 8th appearance in the superbowl ... the made it to the before 12 years ago. this year .. the panthers are a six

the broncos. across town at the westgate - superbook vp jay kornegay says trends are no different among their bettors. 1:09-1:!8 kornegay: most of the money has been on the panthers in fact 80-85 percent of the tickets have been on carolina and thats very typical as the general public supports the favorite. and if you're looking for other - and often more obscure things to bet on ... the westgate offers about 400 prop bets for the season ending game. weirdest prop bet... and coming up at 5:30 hear from more visitors who are in town to celebrate the big game. panthers quarter back cam newton is also a favorite for the super bowl's most valuable player. one of the biggest super bowl parties will be taking place....

the downtown las vegas events center will host its first ever "big game bash". a massive 20,000- square-foot tent will be set up at the outdoor venue... with stadium seating.... and giant high-def television screens. there will also be food and drink specials... and special guests from las vegas radio stations. "the greatest thing about super bowl and vegas go together, when you see super bowl is such a big thing and all gambling this has become our pop culture. this is biggest day of year in america in a lot of ways, and having las vegas ready to bring in 300,000 visitors excited and coming, i think it's great." the downtown las great." the downtown las vegas event center.... is on the corner of carson and third - near the fremont street experience. it's owned and operated by "the d" resort. a las vegas native plays in the super bowl this weekend. brandon marshall is a starting linebacker for the denver broncos. he played football at

school and u-n-r. fifth-round pick in the 2012 n-f-l draft. he played for the jacksonville jaguars... then joined the broncos in 2013. cimarron's varsity football coach -- shane kanie -- was on the same team as marshall. he says it's exciting to see an alumnus play in the super bowl. "it's pretty cool especially when anybody listens hey i played with that guy. i followed his career at unr and now hes doing huge things. its cool not only cimarron but from vegas valley can accomplish something like that." cimarron's varsity coach says marshall does come back to the school a few times to talk to the players. the team wishes him the best this weekend. hundreds of cosmetology students will have to finish their coursework somewhere else... after two schools shut

marinello school of beauty closed two locations in las vegas on thursday. one is near bonanza and nellis... and the other near sunset and mountain vista. the department of education says investigators found violations at the school... like knowingly requesting federal aid for students based on invalid high school diplomas... and charging students for excessive overtime. more than two- hundred students are affected by the closures. "i've actually cried a couple times cuz its like why us out of 111 years, its ridiculous. were just coping everyone is sad we'll just have to wait." marinello says the department withheld funds from students for two months... and would not let the institution respond to quote "unfounded allegations" by the department. the school says it's working on partnerships with other schools to help students complete their courses. there will be

friday to give students more information. the lights surrounding the iconic "welcome to fabulous las vegas sign" are shining red. it's to raise awareness for women at risk of heart disease. the "american heart assocation"... dignity health saint rose dominican... and clark county commissioners flipped the light switch. organizers say heart disease kills one woman every eighty seconds nationwide. they hope the "go red for women" campaign will promote the importance of healthy eating and daily exercise. "my husband grandmother passed away at early age and his family has always been aware of healthy hearts. and try very hard to keep good eating and exercise regime. they know they lost her sooner than needed to because of heart disease." commissioners say several businesses and resorts on the strip will change their marquees to red to bring attention to heart disease.

we'll still see overnights in the upper-30s, but warmer highs with us through the weekend and through next week. the average high is 61 for the weekend, we'll see 60 on sunday. through upper 60s on monday, then around 70 degrees tuesday through friday. overnight lows increase to the mid and upper 40s. a person is dead...

collapsed in manhattan. coming up... dramatic video of the moment it happened - and what the man was doing - when the crane hit and killed him. and how ufc fighters are the focus of research at the lou ruvo center for brain health. you're watching fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas

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captures the terrifying moment - a crane collapsed - and fell off a building in new york city. one person was killed... and several others were injured. in the video you can see the crane slowly moving down... then suddenly speed up - hit the buildings and crash on top of several parked cars in lower manhattan. officials say workers were trying to bring the crane down because of wind gusts - when it toppled over. officals say the crane was up to date on paperwork - and passed all inspections - including one just yesterday. andrew spencer has more on the investigation - to figure out what went wrong. investigators in new york are trying to figure out why a crane collapsed in lower manhattan friday morning. the fallen crane stretched more than a block. (witness) "i heard a huge noise, and it just like went sideways, we didn't actually see anything, [did you feel it?] yes of course you can feel." mayor bill de blasio says the crane was being lowered into a secure position because of high to figure out why a crane collapsed in lower manhattan friday morning. the fallen crane stretched more than a block. (witness) "i heard a huge noise, and it just like went sideways, we didn't actually see anything, [did you feel it?] yes of course you can feel." mayor bill de blasio says the crane was being lowered into

winds when it fell. part of that process includes diverting pedestrians and traffic from the area. (bill de blasio/new york) "the fact is this is a very very sad incident, we've york) "the fact is this is a very very sad incident, we've lost a life, but if you go out there on the street as i did, and see what happened here, thank god it was not worse." more than 130- emergency workers rushed to the scene at worth street and west broadway friday morning. (bill de blasio/new york) "this is an area that normally would have had a lot of people around it, rush hour in the morning, lower manhattan." there's no official cause for the happened while new a winter weather now utility crews are going building to building looking for gas leaks. the mayor says don't expect the and running for a (bill de blasio/new york) "this area is going to be cut off, largely cut off for make every effort people" cranes have been a secured position. i'm andrew spencer reporting.

n-y-p-d, the victim's name is david wiches, a 38-year- old form new york. he was walking on the sidewalk when york. he was walking on the sidewalk when hit... not inside a car - as first previously reported. rescue efforts are underway... following a six- point-four magnitude earthquake in taiwan. crews pulled out more than 120 people from a 16- story residential high-rise that collapsed - when the quake struck about six miles underground - at four in the morning. people are still trapped. we just don't know how many several other buildings are also collapsed - or are partially damaged. former president bill clinton is in las vegas tonight. he's campaigning for his wife - hillary clinton's presidential bid - at around 7 p-m at the united brotherhood of carpenters international training center in las vegas. then tomorrow .. clitnon will go to pahrump - for an appearance at manse elementary school at 9:45 in the morning. both events are open to the public .. but you need to sign up in advance

clinton campaign web site. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty we'll still see overnights in the upper-30s, but warmer highs with us through the weekend and through next week. the average high is 61 for the weekend, we'll see 60 on saturday, 65 on sunday. through next week we'll have upper 60s on monday, then around 70 degrees tuesday through friday. overnight lows increase to the mid and upper 40s. we'll still see overnights in the upper-30s, but us through the through next week. the average high is 61 for the weekend, we'll see 60 on saturday, 65 on sunday. through next week we'll have

monday, then around 70 degrees tuesday through friday. overnight lows increase to the mid and upper 40s.

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